Race of the 2016 Elephants begins

3:49 PM,
Feb. 27, 2014

Written by

Joe Gandelman

They're off and running for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination - and as they run you can see the elephants' different styles.

Last year, after the GOP's loss in the elections, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said: "We've got to stop being the stupid party. It's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults." Some conservatives and talk show hosts weren't happy with his call for less over-the-top polemics and partisan hackery, and Jindal seemed to be trying to inch away from it. So it wasn't surprising that he'd use President Barack Obama's recent meeting with the bipartisan ...